# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659
**Category:** The Game Room
**Tags:** board-card-word-game
**Created:** [March 25, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659 "2023-03-25T23:59:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 174
### Author:  [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3461 "2023-09-27T09:32:25Z")
Wordle 830 3/6
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PLANT
ROLES
SMILE
Is the first thing this answer reminds me of the horror movie Smile, which I watched as soon as it was available? Nope, the first thing I thought of was βYouβre a puppet!β
With how much I loved the show, youβd think Iβd occasionally rewatch Angel, but itβs just too much. Canβt watch Angel without also watching Buffy, and of course both shows would have to be watched in chronological order. Figuring that out would almost be like work. But the real deal-breaker is that it would be a combined 256 episodes. Thatβs just too much.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3462 "2023-09-27T09:49:20Z")
Wordle 830 3/6\*
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ALONE
STILE
SMILE
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3463 "2023-09-27T10:01:02Z")
Wordle 830 3/6
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SLANT
CHORE
SMILE
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3464 "2023-09-27T11:44:49Z")
Wordle 830 3/6
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SALET
SHELL
SMILE
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3465 "2023-09-27T11:49:05Z")
Wordle 830 3/6
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RAISE
SWIPE
SMILE
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3466 "2023-09-27T12:34:19Z")
Wordle 830 4/6
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HEART
POISE
SLICE
SMILE
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3467 "2023-09-27T15:38:33Z")
Wordle 830 3/6
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VOICE
STILE
SMILE
_So_ close to a two! SMILE was my first thought, but then I decided it would be a good idea to get the T in play. Ah well; given that there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 legit \_\_I\_E words, Iβm happy with the three.
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3468 "2023-09-27T15:42:55Z")
Wordle 830 5/6
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CRANE
GUIDE
POISE
SLIME - Damn, got it backwards
SMILE
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### Author:  [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3469 "2023-09-27T16:32:45Z")
> **Wordle 830 4/6\* 9/27/2023**
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> _L_OYAL β One and only one L, not at start or end. That should narrow things down a bit. Try I & E and two comcons
> R_ILES_ β Well. Try that E at the end, S at start followed by L, I in middle - whatβs fourth?
> **S** _L_ **I** _M_ **E** β Ahh, so close. Itβs another SLATE/STALE situation, I think I got that one wrong too
> **SMILE**
>
> So Iβm wondering: will STILE/SMILE have more solvers than SLIME/SMILE? As I write this, I just pushed the latter into the lead 3-2.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3470 "2023-09-27T16:36:09Z")
Wordle 830 5/6\*
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ALERT
BUGLE
CYCLE
SIDLE
SMILE
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### Author:  [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3471 "2023-09-27T16:37:05Z")
Remember yesterday when I said I was learning to go with my gut? Yeah, no. A 4 today. And I knew better!
Wordle 830 4/6\*
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IRATE
SPINE
SLICE
SMILE
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3472 "2023-09-28T02:19:17Z")
Wordle 830 3/6\*
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LEAST
SLICE
SMILE
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### Author:  [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3473 "2023-09-28T03:06:01Z")
**Wordle 830 4/6**
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STORE
SHAPE
SINCE
SMILE
I was really glad to get out of this one in 4 guesses, though it was quite the slog in getting there with how many choices there were.
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3474 "2023-09-28T04:04:11Z")
THU SEPT 28th
Wordle 831 5/6\*
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ALONE
ROAST
FOAMY
POACH
COACH
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### Author:  [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3475 "2023-09-28T05:22:34Z")
Wordle 831 4/6
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RATIO
CLOAK
CONGA
COACH
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### Author:  [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3476 "2023-09-28T10:03:15Z")
Wordle 831 4/6\*
\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned}
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3477 "2023-09-28T10:03:51Z")
Wordle 831 3/6
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SLANT
CHORE
COACH
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3478 "2023-09-28T11:15:35Z")
Wordle 831 4/6
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SALET
ROUND
CHIMP
COACH
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### Author:  [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3479 "2023-09-28T11:38:00Z")
Wordle 831 4/6
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RAISE
ALOUD
POACH
COACH
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### Author:  [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/3480 "2023-09-28T12:07:09Z")
Wordle 831 3/6
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HEART
SHADY
COACH As a Spartan fan, I know what a shady coach is.
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